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ADJECTIVE deep COMPARATIVE deeper SUPERLATIVE deepest

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deep Adjective

— A hole or body of water is deep if it goes down a long way. Do not dive into this swimming pool because it is not deep enough. Some oil wells must be drilled deeper than others to reach the oil. — Something is deep if it is far below or inside. The Earth's iron core is deep beneath its crust. The Japanese style of poetry called haiku is simple on the surface, but it should also have a deeper emotional meaning. — A deep voice has low-pitched tones. In opera, the bass singer has the deepest voice. — With actions that make something smaller, we say deep to mean they make them much smaller. This furniture store offers deep discounts on beds. The new budget makes deep spending cuts in education. — An idea is called deep if it has an important meaning that is not easy to see. A: 'I think you like heavy metal music because your parents don't approve of it.' B:'Wow, that's deep!'

deep

— adjective relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply a deep breath a deep sigh deep concentration deep emotion a deep trance in a deep sleep — adjective marked by depth of thinking deep thoughts a deep allegory — adjective having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination a deep well a deep dive deep water a deep casserole a deep gash deep massage deep pressure receptors in muscles deep shelves a deep closet surrounded by a deep yard hit the ball to deep center field in deep space waist-deep — adjective very distant in time or space deep in the past deep in enemy territory deep in the woods a deep space probe — adjective extreme in deep trouble deep happiness — adjective (= bass) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range a deep voice a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice a bass clarinet — adjective (= rich) strong; intense deep purple a rich red — adverb (= deeply) to a great depth;far down dived deeply dug deep — adjective relatively thick from top to bottom deep carpets deep snow — adjective extending relatively far inward a deep border — adverb to a great distance penetrated deep into enemy territory went deep into the woods — adverb (= late) to an advanced time deep into the night talked late into the evening — adjective exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy deep political machinations a deep plot — adjective with head or back bent low a deep bow — adjective large in quantity or size deep cuts in the budget — noun the central and most intense or profound part in the deep of night in the deep of winter — noun literary term for an ocean denizens of the deep — noun (= trench) a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor — adjective (= thick) (of darkness) very intense thick night thick darkness a face in deep shadow deep night — adjective (= abstruse, recondite) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them a deep metaphysical theory some recondite problem in historiography — adjective (= cryptic, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying) of an obscure nature the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms a deep dark secret the inscrutable workings of Providence in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life — Rachel Carson rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands

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profound dark thick abstruse deeply strong intense far low heavy rich recondite long high abyss late under sound serious oceanic abyss mysterious extreme dense deepen big bass wise vast true trench thoughtful thorough tall sincere sea obscure intensely important great grave difficult close at the bottom weighty water unfathomable spacious sonorous searching roomy

Topics deep topics

What do people use deep to talk about?

States Big Distance

Deep, shallow

What words describe something that is deep?

deep deeply deep-seated in the depths deep down
What words describe how deep something is for a person?

knee-deep waist-deep over your head out of your depth
What words indicate how deep something is?

how deep be (ten feet) deep (ten feet) in depth at a depth of (ten feet) plunge (ten feet)
What words describe something that is shallow?

shallow not deep skin-deep superficial surface

Universe, creation World Land

Valley

What words describe valleys?

narrow broad deep

Person Healthy

Injure

What words describe the seriousness of an injury?

crippling serious (injury) minor (injury) bad (accident) deep (wound) bad (sprain) third degree (burn) compound (fracture) critical critically fatal fatally sore (finger)

Language and thought

Emotion

What words describe a feeling?

heart-felt strong powerful deep shallow passing

Language and thought Communication Say

Voice

What words describe a sound or voice that is low on the musical scale?

low deep bass rich resonant

Social behavior Relationships

Friend

What words describe a friendship?

intimate intimacy close deep long-standing old friend improper

Physical actions Divide into pieces

Dig

What words describe the size of a hole in the ground?

deep shallow narrow wide

States Quality Light

Color

What words describe something that is a dark color?

dark deep rich

Universe, creation World Land

Examples deep examples

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Simple sentences

Still waters run deep.

The pond is very deep.

The lake is about 25 meters deep.

The deep night and the full moon offered us only the atmosphere as a gift.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Is the lake deep?

He gave a deep sigh of relief.

Silent waters run deep.

How deep?

It began late one Sunday afternoon, deep in the woods.

The hunter went deep into the forest, never to return.

The pond is 3 meters deep.

I don't know how deep the lake is.

The water there was so deep that I could not touch bottom.

This river is deep enough to swim in.

How deep is this lake?

The roots of this tree go down deep.

My uncle has a deep interest in art.

The lake is deep here.

It's as deep as it is wide.

If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.

I've done rock climbing and deep-sea diving and slept in an Indonesian jungle.

Under no circumstances must you swim in the deep river!

No words can relieve her deep sorrow.

Movie subtitles

Thousands of wannabe mandarins would be locked in these cells, just three-and-a-half feet deep, about the same width, and only five-and-a-half feet high.

And deep in the ground Joseph found shining plates of gold!

That was until an underwater explorer, who discovered the Titanic, also helped discover something else deep in the ocean.

It was coming from deep inside the Earth's core.

We know deep down that our lives are flickering moments of glory.

The wound is so deep.

Because our fates were so deep, we reincarnated as siblings.

The reason I asked for that ring is because, deep down, I didn't believe you were gonna do it.

I'm pensive and deep.

If it's any consolation, I'm sure somewhere, deep down, he knew you hated him.

Everyone is angry deep down. It's good to let it out.

I feel boats coming on. Deep sea.

It was as if, deep down, I knew I'd only have three of them.

Take a deep breath for me, if you can.

Mmm, well, yeah. I mean, she might seem a little mad right now, but, deep down, I know she loves you.

Unfortunately, Lizzy, you're chest-deep in filth, and you're gonna have to wade through it - to get to the other side.

But deep within me would still persist something, understand me, something like an aching consolation.

Deep down in the earth's core lies Hell, where those tempted by the Devil shall suffer forever.

I found his hiding place deep within the torture chambers where he himself was confined during the second Revolution.

Mr. Mayor, who is the gentleman who is in deep conversation with the Emir of Bukhara?

How deep it is!

How deep is this hole?

Take a deep breath and follow me.

You'll see the water shoals on the island side. while the deep soundings run to the mainland.

I want you to take five dozen roses. deep red roses. and I want you to put them in a basket. and send this basket tomorrow morning to Madame Colet.

Sent him to school and found him buried ten foot deep in a snowdrift.

By the deep 20.

By the deep 16.

I didn't want to believe her, but deep down I knew she was telling the truth.

I have decided to forgive everything, so let me bury it all deep in my heart, and let us compromise a little.

Hey, I'm, I'm not a sourpuss. I'm pensive and deep.

Unfortunately, you're chest-deep in filth.

A gold shipment leaves the Deep River mine.

Deep River Mining Chicago, Illinois.

It's deep water, that's why a duck.

It's deep water. That's why a duck.

You couldn't make it. It's too deep.

News and current affairs

If that is the case, every country in the world is in deep trouble.

Later writers came to recognize that there are other essential criteria for a successful currency union, which are difficult to achieve without deep political integration.

Responding to water scarcity by re-using and treating wastewater, or through deep-well pumping and desalination, will increase fossil-fuel use.

It is by now patently obvious that austerity and domestic reforms are not enough to pull the eurozone's periphery out of deep recession.

But it is also true that if China and India continue to increase their output of greenhouse gases, they will eventually undo all the good that would be achieved by deep emissions cuts in the industrialized nations.

The solution is not just to build more hospitals, but also to change deep-rooted disdain for women.

But the reverse is also true: a deep-rooted sense of democracy--precisely what globalization lacks--seems necessary to support economic efforts.

Three completed trade agreements (with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia) have been languishing for years, mostly because of deep opposition to free trade from labor unions and the Democratic Party.

And his younger brother, Dzhokhar, recovering from gunshot wounds in a Boston hospital while waiting to be put on trial for his life, seems to have been a pathetic follower who acted less out of deep conviction than out of fraternal love.

Then the deep divisions over Vietnam and civil rights, combined with a surge of consumerism and advertising, seemed to end an era of shared sacrifice for the common good.

While a post-election, lame-duck session of Congress will address the fiscal cliff, the deep differences between Republicans and Democrats on taxes and spending remain wide and difficult to bridge.

They buried the bad mortgages in complicated instruments, buried them so deep that no one knew exactly how badly they were impaired, and no one could calculate how to re-price them quickly.

All of these factors place deep stresses on the social fabric which, so the skeptics argue, will ultimately play out in the political arena.

The last 15 years have of course revealed deep flaws in Japan's financial system.

More borrowed growth - the Keynesian formula - may create the illusion of normalcy, and may be useful in the immediate aftermath of a deep crisis to calm a panic, but it is no solution to a fundamental growth problem.

Deep cuts in social expenditure are also unavoidable in order to achieve sustainable public finances.

Yet so many women die like flies, in pools of blood and deep-rooted indifference.

Indeed, almost two years of default threats by Correa were not enough to elicit a deep discount.

It is a weakened democracy mired in an economic and social crisis so deep that it verges on becoming an identity crisis.

Daily life under totalitarianism, be it communist or fascist, was routinely based on a deep duplicity whose effects are longstanding.

The crisis in Europe's southern neighborhood reflects a deep-seated transformation process that will have long-lasting consequences - for the region, for Europe, and for the world.

In fact, it had deep roots.

Indeed, advanced countries, including the US, have dug themselves into a deep hole.

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